Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-08-15
SUNDAY
And Some or Sfs Blessings The Day In
and Around Annapolis.

And Some or 1fs BEe8sInEs-1n Day An
and Around Annapolis
Thank God for Sunday. The busy rush
of the week Is over Poor human naturel
impeIled by avarice, or BY the demand
for daily bread, from those we love, we
have been rushing around all the week
under one constant strain. But thank
God. Sunday Is here with all its quiet
calm. The skies seem brighter, the grass
greener, the flowers smell sweeter, and
even the breezes gently bending the fol-
iage back and forth seem TO whisper q
song Of praise TO the Creator Of all good.
Poor struggling man on this day has
time TO get acquainted with his family.
Leisurely be comes 10 his breakfast, his
wife and little ones are there to greet him
In Sunday attire, and with smiling faces;
they gather around the family board and
calm happiness pervades them all. This
is the first time in seven days that they
have all been able to sit down socially to
gether, and discuss the events OF the past
week, and to think Of the good things In
store for them in the future. The "plcas-
ures of hope" brightens them all for as that
beautiful poem of the humanities says:
Hope springs eternal in the human breast"
and so the little heartburnings and strug-
giles of the past are all forgotten. In the
anticipation of the happy future. God
grant that the anticipations may du be
realized.
A morning stroll comes next, and pass.
ing the Sunday School the voices of the
little ones untoched as yet by carking care
or sin, ring out In tones OF sweetest muse:
Nearer my God to thee"
A solemn feeling pervades the senses Of
the hearers and the most hardened mo-
mentarily pauses in thought and in his
heart echo's the refrain:
.Nearer my God to thee"
Anon the church bells ring out on the
air. Not harsh and jarring as through the
week, but breathing a spirit Of love and
seeming TO say: Come unto me all ye
that are weary and heavy laden, and
will give you rest" The minister of God
is then heard to proclaim: 1.-THE Lord is
In Holy Temple; let all the earth keep ST.
lence before him." The pealing notes of
the organ proclaim: tie Deum Lauda-
mus" and "Gloria In Excelsis Deo," and
1.-The way, the truth, the light" being
shown, again we hear a thousand voices
ring out:
sPraise God from whom all blessings now."
The benediction is pronounced. and feel
ing that we have been drawn nearer my
God to thee" we wend our way home
happy in the belief that He who fed the
multitude and stilled the raging waters
has said unto us:
"Come unto me and rest"
Again we say thank God for Sunday.
THE CHURCHES YESTERDAY.
Yesterday was most impressive day
nj the services of the First MI. II. Church.
Altho the pastor in charge, DR. Z. d.
Huntley did not preach regular sermon,
yet nothing could have been added TO his
address of welcome" to the Probation
ers that would have more deeply solemn
lied the occasion, and made 1t more Inn
pressive upon all who were present He
spoke of the denominations which he
represented as being but branch OF the
Church of God. That like as the oak, the
pine and the cedar were each part OF the
forest, so the different denominations did
but represent parts of the church as a
unit He welcomed those who were In
the full vigor of manhood and woman
hood as well as those in youth and child
hood, and when the class assembled be-
fore the altar for admission the sight was
such as had never been witnessed before
In that church. Seventy.four persons
were aumItleU 70 III ulCtuUCicuiPs AhVSe
of whom were adults. We learn that
there are about thirty more on probation.
We should have been pleased to have
given our readers the names of those adj
mitted but some of the parties do not like
publicity of this kind so we desist.
Al Wesley Chapel services were con-
Quoted by Rev. Daniel Medford in the
morning, and in the evening by Rev. Dr.
Huntley.
Rev. r.. II. Williams who has been en-
loving vacation at the Blue Mountain
House has returned TO his charge, re-
freshed and looking we'll from his trip.
He preached yesterday morning and even
ing to full congregations. He dwelt par
ticularly in the morning on the reflections
cast by non members, on the church on
account of the sirreligion of some open
professors az religion and while regretting
that there were such persons, argued to
show that the teaching of religion should
be the guide; rather than the acts OF indi
viduals. In the evening bis subject was
Jesus In the storm.
Services as usual were held at st.
Anne's 10 the morning by the Rector Rev.
Mr.. Southgate, and were of the usual in
teresting character.
In the evening services were also held
at the Episcopal Chapel and were well
attended.
At st. Mary's Catholic Church, Rev.
Father Danenhower held the usual SER
vices-High Mass at 1880 q m, Vespers
and benediction at p. m.